Kyoto Station - Hiroshi Hara

Built in the mid-90's, Kyoto Station is massive and at the time very controversial. Even Hara himself has admitted that perhaps the deconstruction inspired complex was too ambitious for the site. Nevertheless it is a stunning way to arrive in the city of Kyoto.
The argument that Kyoto is a traditional city and should have had a traditional train station does not really hold water as a contextual argument, most of Kyoto, and especially this area, is chock full of modern hotels and business towers. Kyoto tower next door is certainly not a beacon of Kyoto's historical past.

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